2015 Lacrosse Roster
Roster

Shannon Gilroy
- Position:
- M
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Northport HS
- Hometown:
- Northport, N.Y.
HONORS
2014 & 2015 All-America First Team by IWLCA
2014 & 2015 All-America First Team by Lacrosse Magazine
2015 IWLCA All-South First Team
2014 & 2015 Tewaaraton Finalist; 2013 nominee
2014 & 2015 Honda Sports Award Nominee
2015 BIG EAST Tournament Most Outstanding Player
2015 BIG EAST All-Tournament Team
2015 BIG EAST Midfielder of the Year
2015 All-BIG EAST First Team
BIG EAST Midfielder of the Week – 4x in 2015
BIG EAST Attacker of the Week – 2x in 2015
BIG EAST Honor Roll – 2x in 2015
2014 WomensLax.com Midfielder of the Year
2014 WomensLax.com All-American
2014 IWLCA All-South First Team
2014 All-ILWomen Team
2014 ALC Tournament MVP
2013 & 2014 All-ALC First Team
2014 ALC Midfield Player of the Year
Brine/ILWomen Player of the Week (4/1/14)
ALC Offensive Player of the Week – 3x in 2014
2013 IWLCA Second Team All-American
2013 SynapseSports.com All-America Second Team
2013 IWLCA All-South Region
ALC Offensive Player of the Week – 3x in 2013
2012 WomensLax.com All-American
2012 SynapseSports.com Third Team All-American
2012 SynapseSports.com All-Rookie Squad
2012 ALC All-Tournament Team
WomensLax.com National Rookie of the Week – 2x in 2012
SynapseSports.com National Rookie of the Week (5/7/12)
ALC Rookie of the Week (4/2/12)
SynapseSports.com National Weekly Honor Roll (4/3/12)
2013 ALC Academic Honor Roll
2014 IWLCA Academic Honor Roll
2013, 2014, 2015 SEC Academic Honor Roll; 2012 SEC First-Year Honor Roll
SENIOR SEASON (2015)
· Finished her career as one of the most-decorated lacrosse players in NCAA history and ranked tied for eighth all-time with 256 career goals and tied for 16th with 320 points
· Totaled 74 goals, 98 points, 79 draw controls, 22 caused turnovers, and set career-highs in assists (24), ground balls (31)
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2015 All-America first team selection by Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) and Lacrosse Magazine
· Tallied seven points on five goals and two assists, while adding eight draw controls in NCAA First Round win vs. Stanford (5/8)
· Recorded eight goals and one assist during two-game BIG EAST Tournament, en route to being named Most Outstanding Player
· Registered a career-high nine points on a season-high seven goals and two assists in win at Vanderbilt (3/22)
· Caused a career high and tied a UF single game record with five turnovers against Vandy (3/22)
· Dished out a career-high four assists and added two goals in win loss to Stony Brook (3/17)
· Scored two goals and became Florida’s all-time leading goal scorer (204), surpassing Kitty Cullen, in win over Loyola (3/3)
· Tallied six goals and two assists in win at home over Dartmouth (2/28)
· Despite battling sickness, tallied six draw controls in 21-0 shutout of Michigan (2/14)
· Scored five goals against Jacksonville (2/11) and moved into second-place on UF’s all-time goal-scoring list
· Led UF with four goals in loss over No. 2 UNC (2/7)
JUNIOR SEASON (2014)
· Led the nation with 86 goals and led Florida in points (106), goals (86), assists (20), draw controls (82), free-position goals (32) and caused turnovers (24)
· Set a new program single-game record with 10 draw controls in the win over High Point, while tying the single-game record of eight goals
· Tallied three goals, two assists, six draw controls and two ground balls in the NCAA Tournament win over No. 17 Denver
· Scored seven second-half goals and grabbed a draw control to lead the Florida rally past No. 13 Johns Hopkins on April 5
· Notched four goals, six draw controls, five ground balls and a caused turnover in the win over No. 11 Penn State
· Tallied seven goals, one assist, three draw controls, two caused turnovers and a ground ball against Stetson
· Recorded six goals, a career-high four caused turnovers, four draw controls and two ground balls in the win over Dartmouth
· Notched three goals, an assist, four draw controls, two caused turnovers and a ground ball against No. 2 Syracuse
· Had three goals, a career-high four assists, two draw controls and a caused turnover against No. 15 Stony Brook
· Notched five goals, three assists, eight draw controls, a ground ball and a caused turnover in the win over James Madison
· Had a team-leading five points off four goals and an assist, with three draw controls, a ground ball and a caused turnover in the season opener against No. 1 North Carolina.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2013)
· Scored a team-high 52 goals and led with 59 draw controls, while ranking second for the Gators with 65 points
· Tallied a team-high three points on two goals and an assist in the NCAA quarterfinal game versus Syracuse
· Led with a team-high seven draw controls and scored four goals in the win over Denver
· Helped the Gators in a historic win over No. 4 Northwestern by putting up seven points on five goals and two assists, and adding a ground ball and five draw controls
· Had five goals, one ground ball, one draw control and caused two turnovers against No. 13 Dartmouth
· Had three goals, one assist, two draw controls and caused a turnover in the win over No. 4 Syracuse in the Orange Bowl Classic in Miami
· Posted a career and program-high eight draw controls while also recording five goals, two caused turnovers and two ground balls against UAlbany
· Had four goals, three draw controls and one caused turnover against No. 18 Stony Brook.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2012)
· Played in all but one game for the Gators, making 16 starts
· Set a new UF season record for draw controls, and tied for third on the team in goals
· Led the Gators with five goals, an assist and six draw controls against No. 4 Syracuse in the NCAA Semifinals
· Registered six draw controls, two goals and an assist against Penn State in the NCAA Quarterfinals
· Topped the team with a career-high seven goals and six draw controls, adding four ground balls and two caused turnovers against No. 1 Northwestern in the ALC Tournament to earn a spot on the All-Tournament team
· Scored four goals, two draw controls, a ground ball and a caused turnover against No. 17 Vanderbilt
· Recorded four draw controls and two goals at No. 19 Johns Hopkins, including winning the draw after Johns Hopkins took a lead in overtime, setting up the Gators’ game-tying goal and contributing to the Gators’ first-ever overtime victory
· Set a then-new school record with seven draw controls at William & Mary.
BEFORE FLORIDA
· Member of the 2011 U.S. Women’s U-19 Team
· Starter on Northport’s Varsity Lacrosse team since eighth grade
· 2011 New York State Champions
· Finished her high school career ranked fourth in the nation in goals (422) and 11th in assists (148)
· Three-time US Lacrosse All-American (2009, 2010, 2011), four-time all-tournament, all-county and all-league selection
· Captain and MVP of the Northport team in her junior and senior seasons, while also earning MVP honors for Northport as a sophomore
· Named Suffolk County Player of the Year as well as All-Long Island Player of the Year in 2010 while being named All-Long Island from 2009-11
MAJOR: English
MINOR: Business
CAREER STATS
Season GP-GS G A Pts Shots Shot% SOG SOG% GB DC TO CT
2012 |
21-16 |
44 |
7 |
51 |
91 |
.484 |
67 |
.736 |
22 |
83 |
11 |
10 |
2013 |
21-21 |
52 |
13 |
65 |
91 |
.571 |
66 |
.725 |
12 |
59 |
12 |
14 |
2014 |
21-21 |
86 |
20 |
106 |
173 |
.497 |
128 |
.740 |
24 |
82 |
22 |
24 |
2015 |
21-21 |
74 |
24 |
98 |
146 |
.507 |
105 |
.719 |
31 |
79 |
22 |
22 |
TOTAL |
84-79 |
256 |
64 |
320 |
501 |
.511 |
366 |
.731 |
89 |
303 |
67 |
70 |
CAREER HIGHS
Goals................................................................. 8 vs. High Point (2/15/14)
Assists............................................................... 4 vs. Stony Brook (3/1/14)
Points.............................................................. 9 at Vanderbilt (3/22/15)
Shots............................................................... 14 vs. Johns Hopkins (4/5/14)
Ground Balls.................................................... 5, 3x last vs. Villanova (4/11/15)
Draw Controls.................................................. 10 vs. High Point (2/15/14)
Caused Turnovers............................................ 5, 2x, last vs. Villanova (4/11)
*Graduated in May of 2015 with a degree in English